Lapidary_Journal_Jewelry_Artist_-_November_-_December_2019

SKILLS

Chainmaille

Scale maille

TIME IT TOOK

Approximately 3-5 hours

MATERIALS

• Jump ringsA: 12x 18swg 3⁄16" bright
  aluminum
  B: 18x 18swg 1 4" bright
  aluminum
  C: 36x 18swg 5⁄32" bright
  aluminum
  D: 6x 18swg 9⁄64" bright
  aluminum
  E: 2x 18swg 7⁄16" bright
  aluminum
  F: 10x 20awg 5⁄32"
  stainless steel


• 6 thin, glossy blue small anodized aluminum
  scales


• 20" stainless steel chain


• 1 15mm stainless steel lobster clasp


• 1 10.5mm (ss47) light turquoise Swarovski®
  rivoli
  TOOLS
  Short nose or chain nose
  pliers
  SOURCES
  Most of the tools and
  materials for this project are
  available from well-stocked
  jewelry supply vendors, many
  of whom can be found in our
  Advertisers’ Index, page 93.

What

You Need

Jewelry Project

5

Weave and close a B ring around

the two Cs added in the previous

step and the hole in the left-hand

scale. Make sure that the B sits

below the A added in the fi rst step.

6

Repeat the previous step with

the right-hand scale.

Label and keep your rings

neatly organized. Creating

this structural pendant

requires weaving precise

ring sizes exactly as

described.

AN

EASIER

WAY

#1 Design Challenges

• Locking them in. Make sure the scales remain between the chainmaille
  sections as you work. Half of the chainmaille section must lie above and
  half below the scales. Continually adjusting the jump rings to sit in their
  proper positions will help you succeed.


• Consistent scale sides. This design requires that all the scales face the
  same way. The front of this pendant shows convex scales, with ridges.
  The back shows the concave sides of the scales, which dip inward.

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